Wisdom For The Day

People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within
- Dr Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
 

And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
DESIDERATA
 

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.
- A. J. D'Angelo

This quote, previously posted by Knighofalbion, touches my heart,especially, on dreary November days. Tomorrow, I'm going off line for a while and taking my own sunshine to Cracow where sweet little granddaughters of mine live.:love_heart:
 
Keep a clear eye towards life's end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God's creation. What you are in His sight is what you are and nothing more.
Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing that you have received, but only what you have given; a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage
- St Francis of Assisi
 
Since childhood she had walked the Devon rivers with her father looking for flowers and the nests of birds, passing some rocks and trees as old friends, seeing a Spirit everywhere, gentle in thought to all her eyes beheld
- Henry Williamson
 
Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through
and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.
 
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
- Epictetus (AD 55-135)
 
Man's sacred trust: "Not to hurt our humble brethren (animals) is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission - to be of service to them wherever they require it"
- St Francis of Assisi
 
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He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age,
but to him who is of the opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.
- Plato (427-346 B.C.)
 
True benevolence, or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation
- Joseph Addison
 

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